Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
19.9° C
4.1° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 12AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
N
7
0.7
N
8
0.8
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
34
16
15
11
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
1
1
15
17
66
93
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
0
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
10:38PM4.71m
10:46AM5.01m
11:25PM4.51m
11:39AM4.74m
Low Tide
4:36PM0.59m
4:45AM1.19m
5:18PM0.84m
5:32AM1.39m
6:10PM1.14m
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:46
8:45
 mm
2
Temp °C
26
26
24
20
17
17
20
23
21
20
17
14
12
14
17
19
19
17
16
Feels °C
24
24
22
18
13
13
16
17
14
13
12
8
6
8
10
13
15
14
15
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